Jon Braun, lead singer and guitarist for Talking Heads tribute band Start Making Sense, knows some people might think it's weird that he wants to give guitars to homeless shelters. Some staff at the shelters he called to offer this unique gift probably thought it was weird, too, he says. "The first one I called was like, 'Oh my God, this is a great idea. We've been trying to do more of this,'" Braun says. "Some of the other ones we called were like, 'Yeah. Sounds great. Bye.' "But I'm sure they get weird people wanting to donate stuff who never follow through or just donate crap. I could understand why they might be, 'Yeah,...

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